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gespan.

a span, a team (pair or larger team of draught animals)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɣəˈspɑn/
  1. a span, a team (pair or larger team of draught animals)

    neuter · no-diminutive
  2. the firmament

    archaic · neuter · no-diminutive
  3. a group, fellowship, party, band

    neuter · no-diminutive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch gespan (“clasp; chain, bracelet”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ga- *spannaną.

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